Barley and identity in the Spanish colonial Audiencia of Quito: Archaeobotany of the 18th century San Blas neighborhood in Riobamba

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-218

  Jamieson, Ross W ^a   Sayre, Meridith Beck ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

18th century; Agriculture; Archaeobotany; Barley; Colonialism; Ecuador; Historical archaeology; Spanish; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952550438     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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